Even as a medium-sized family-run business, we want to take responsibility and make a positive contribution to our local community. That is why, within the limits of our capabilities, we support various initiatives – with a particular focus on sport and environmental sustainability. After all, team spirit, commitment and fairness are values that should be held in high regard not only within companies, but also in society at large.
Sport brings people together and creates opportunities. That is why we are supporting the Dortmund-based tennis player Sophie Rensmann on her sporting journey. As a Special Olympics athlete, she represented Germany at the 2019 World Games in Abu Dhabi, where she won the bronze medal. At the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, she also won the silver medal in the doubles.
We wish not only to support her sporting achievements, but also to set an example for inclusion, equal opportunities and social participation – values that also play an important role for us as a family-run business.
Since 2024, we have been generating our own electricity using a solar array installed on our production hall. We use approximately 50% to meet our own needs and feed the remainder back into the grid.
This leaves sufficient buffer for future developments and ensures reliable energy costs amidst the dynamic conditions of the energy sector. Looking ahead, we also plan to switch away from all fossil fuel-based energy sources in both production and administration by implementing heat pumps.
As a company in the rail industry, we are doing our bit for sustainable mobility – not only through our products and services, but also in our day-to-day business operations. For example, our car policy focuses on modern hybrid vehicles, whilst at the same time we are creating the infrastructure for increasingly electric mobility by installing new charging points on our premises.
Furthermore, we support our staff with a ‘JobRad’ scheme, encouraging them to make their journeys in an environmentally friendly way by bicycle. In this way, we aim to promote sustainable alternatives and, step by step, contribute to a form of mobility that conserves resources.